The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-20
THE soUTH's MISTAKE.
rIamastnrn IN Wy Iournal I
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Sarah Bernhardt carries pet tiger about
with her. 1t left the print Of its teeth on
waiter In Chicago, and tore the breast Of
another In Philadelphia.
The last Republican national office holder
In Vermont, except possibly some few fourth
class postmasters, has been removed. His
name Is Kettredge Haskins, and he was a
district attorney. His successor Is Clarence
III. Pitkin, Mugwump.
II turns out that the famous etching by
Rembrandt Of "Christ Healing" known as
the "hundred-guelder piece" which was
sold for al 300 at the sale Of the Buccleuch
collection, has been bought for the British
Museum. There are only eight impressions
of this etching in existence, and the last,
which came into the market In 1867, realized
Ell, 100.
George w. Childs never does things by
halves. Generals Sherman and Sheridan ex-
pressed wish while at West Point recently
to have their portraits placed beside that of
Grant In Grant Hall. Mr.. Childs, who pre-
sented West Point with the portrait Of Grant.
told Sherman and Sheridan that he would
gladly add their pictures to his gift, and add
ed that they were at liberty to choose their
own artists. The portraits of the tive gen.
erals are to be the same size as that OF Gen.
Her royal highness, the Princess Louise, is
by no means the timid, dainty dame that
princsssss of the blood are thought to be- She
has steered a canoe through some Of the
toughest shadows Of the Restigonche, and
has climbed perilous peaks at dawn to make
sunrise sketches. While IN Canada she fire.
quently returned from ride or drive at an
unexpected hour, and, not finding the groom
at his post, rolled up her sleeves and gr0omed
the pony herself.
Mr.. w. A. Carter, in recent lecture on
MARINE and Fresh Water Fishes" said that
fish have the power Of influencing one anoth-
or by sounds and action. He had observed q
shoal Of carp following the lead Of single
one which conducted them to q quantity
of food at considerable distance away. He
had also noticed that certain fresh-water
ruler, which might be seen swimming at the
head Of his tribe. The same was possibly
thecase with some marine forms, like the
herring and bass.
Free trade is said to be playing the mis-
chief with hop growing in England. The
free introduction of foreign hops has reduced
the price Of the article from 800 shillings to
thirty shillings per hundredweight, and
threatens to destroy an industry that gives
employment to some three millions Of Eng
lish men, women and children; and the
worst Of it, perhaps, is that, though foreign
competition hes brought down the price of
hops, the English beer is neither cheaper nor
better. The hop grower can hardly get
enough for his crop to pay for his beer.
From statistics collected In parts of the
German Empire, G. Hellmsnn finds that the
danger from lightning, though generally in
creasing, is diminishing In certain districts,
the risk becoming less the more closely hous-
es are clustered. The character Of the soil
has great influence. Letting one represent
the danger from lightning on calcareous
ground two will give 1t upon marty, nine
upon sandy, and twenty-five upon clayey
soil. 1t is a curious fact not yet explained,
that oak is struck much more frequently
thaniother trees, 50 that II the danger for
for oaks fifty-four.